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Install and run the DDU
Install the DDU
Copy the files to the administrative computer. If using the self-extracting .EXE file, just copy it to the
administrative computer, then double click – it will expand the files into the proper directory structure.
DDU does not require an installation program. All of the files are contained in the “Driver Deployment
Utility” directory. DDU does not require any registry entries.
Run the DDU
1. Create the printer-driver package to deploy by opening the DDU application. This can be done by
double clicking HPDDU.EXE, which is found in the Driver Deployment Utility root directory. This
utility packages the printer driver and the code needed to stage/install the printer driver into an .EXE
file and a .CAB file. An informational .XML file is also created and can be used to identify the
package selections.
2. Run the new printer-driver package (created in step 1) on the client computer. It can be copied to
the client computer and run by double clicking, or it can be run from a server by pointing to it and
double clicking. The package can also be run in a batch file.
For a direct connect package, the DDU will silently copy the printer-driver files into the Windows driver
store and exit. Prior to exiting, an optional dialog can be shown to prompt the user to connect their
product after the files are copied. Upon completion of the package executable, when the user connects
the product to the computer, the operating system will install the product using Plug and Play software.
NOTE: If the product is never connected to the computer, the product will not be installed.
For a network package, the DDU will silently copy the printer-driver files into the Windows driver store,
and then install the product using the network information entered by the administrator.
Use the DDU
The DDU user interface is divided into the following sections:
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Package Source describes the package type and printer-driver location that you want to create.
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Package Target identifies the name and location of the installation package.
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Create Package initiates the package creation process.
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